Amcrest Sight vs AMLINK Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amcrest Sight
Monitor your home or property remotely with live video feeds from compatible wireless camera systems. Record footage, capture snapshots, and set up motion detection alerts for enhanced security and peace of mind.
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection recording
- Scheduled recordings
- Snapshot capture
- Micro-SD card storage
- QR code setup
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It's never been easier to sit back and keep an eye on what you love than with the Amcrest Sight app. Amcrest Sight connects to the Amcrest WLD895 Wireless Touch-Screen Monitor system, which supports up to 4 cameras with a distance range of 300m over the 2.4GHz frequency. Connect a Micro-SD card for storing videos and snapshots using Motion Detection, and/or specify scheduled recordings. Connect to your Amcrest WLD895 using the QR code located on the back of the LCD monitor in conjunction with the Amcrest Sight app.
AMLINK Pro
This app provides centralized management for AMLINK security devices, offering live viewing, playback, and push notifications. It allows users to monitor cameras and NVRs from anywhere, ensuring comprehensive control over home or business security.
- Live view
- Playback recordings
- Push notifications
- Centralized device management
- Remote access
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AMLINK Pro seamlessly integrates your AMLINK devices into one powerful security platform. Gain comprehensive features like live view, playback, push notifications, and more for centralized device management. Whether you're monitoring cameras, NVRs, or other AMLINK devices, AMLINK Pro provides full control of your home or business's security, right from your mobile device, anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AMLINK Pro at 100% against Amcrest Sight's 13%. AMLINK Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Amcrest Sight's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AMLINK Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Sight has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Amcrest Sight's written reviews are positive against 100% of AMLINK Pro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Sight | AMLINK Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | Amlink Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Amcrest Sight
AMLINK Pro
In-app purchases
Amcrest Sight
No in-app purchases
AMLINK Pro
No in-app purchases
